Special publication, arousing love for the country's history

From October 14-16, the Representative Office of Nhan Dan Newspaper in Son La presented 4,500 special publications “Hanoi Flagpole” to Lao students and overseas students at schools in Son La province.

The special supplement of Nhan Dan Newspaper includes 1 page of content about Hanoi Flag Tower and 1 page of cut and paste model. Readers can cut and paste the printed newspaper page into a model of Hanoi Flag Tower and interact with the model through 3 QR codes with expanded content and leading to other interesting projects in Nhan Dan Newspaper's ecosystem.

Teachers at To Hieu Primary School, Son La city, scan QR codes to guide students on how to cut, assemble and complete a model of the Hanoi Flag Tower by students of class 5A3.

Mr. Phan Trung Hieu, Group 7, To Hieu Ward, Son La City, shared: Through reading Nhan Dan Newspaper, I learned that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital, Nhan Dan Newspaper will launch the project "Each person, a piece of the puzzle". The project uses images sent by readers to create a large photo of Hanoi Flag Tower. I participated and today I have this special publication with my daughter's photo in position number 10.

The project "Each person, a piece of the puzzle" is the highlight of the entire information and propaganda ecosystem for the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital of Nhan Dan Newspaper.

This is an effort of Nhan Dan Newspaper in the digital transformation roadmap, connecting traditional print newspapers with technology platforms to create new experiences, better serve and attract the public, especially young readers.

Teachers from Ngoc Chien Primary School, Muong La District, instruct students on how to cut and assemble a model of the Hanoi Flag Tower from a special publication of Nhan Dan Newspaper.

Accordingly, this special publication has been given away for free at the headquarters at 71 Hang Trong, Hanoi and in provinces and cities with representative offices of Nhan Dan Newspaper nationwide.

Teacher Dao Xuan Hung, Principal of Co Ma 2 Primary School, Thuan Chau District, said: The school has 260 students of H'Mong and Thai ethnic groups, located in a mountainous area with many difficulties. This is the first time the students have experienced such a unique historical collage model. Not only do they work in groups, they also learn about history and understand more about the process of liberating and taking over the capital Hanoi.

H'Mong and Thai ethnic students at Co Ma 2 Primary School, Thuan Chau District are completing a model of the Hanoi Flag Tower.

Previously, from October 9-13, the interactive exhibition Hanoi Flag Tower was organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper at 71 Hang Trong. Visitors had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the army marching towards Hanoi using mixed reality technology. This experience recreated 10 important milestones in the process of liberating and taking over the capital in October 1954.

After completing the model of “Hanoi Flagpole” with other international students in the group by cutting and assembling from the special supplement of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Phetsavong Leemone, a Laotian international student, K60A, animal husbandry-veterinary college class, Son La College, excitedly shared: I find the way of making a printed newspaper like this very new and attractive. This is the first time we have experienced this, which helps us understand more about the history of Vietnam.

According to the assessment of teachers at schools in Son La: The special publication "Hanoi Flagpole" of Nhan Dan Newspaper has created excitement among students as they both experience and learn about history.

Previously on May 7, Nhan Dan Newspaper launched the panorama supplement and interactive exhibition of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. The panorama supplement includes 8 pages of special information: 4 pages summarizing the progress of the 56 days and nights of the campaign and 4 pages printing the entire panorama of the "Dien Bien Phu Campaign".

Readers can cut and combine them into a 3.21m panorama and interact with it through augmented reality (AR) technology or QR code scanning. This technology allows users to view a dynamic panorama in physical space.

The launch of the panorama supplement and the interactive exhibition Dien Bien Phu Campaign has caused a "fever" among young people, reaffirming the position, role and innovations of print media in the reception of the public, especially young readers.

This is the first time that children in the highlands have been able to experience a collage model from a printed newspaper product associated with the country's history.

Teacher Nguyen Xuan Thang, Vice Principal of Son La College, said: We are quite surprised by the changes and creativity of a printed newspaper like Nhan Dan Newspaper in reaching young readers. Previously, overseas students and Laotian officials studying in Son La also had access to and experienced the special publication Panorama supplement about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

“From the publication about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and now the Hanoi Flag Tower, I see this as a breakthrough of Nhan Dan Newspaper. Because this product has changed the way readers think about printed newspapers. We are very impressed with the QR code printed in the supplement. After completing the model, you can immediately find out relevant information about the Hanoi Flag Tower through the QR code on the publication,” added teacher Nguyen Xuan Thang, Vice Principal of Son La College.

Ngoc Chien is one of the mountainous communes with many difficulties in Muong La district, 100% of the students in the area are ethnic minorities. After receiving the special publication "Hanoi Flag Tower" of Nhan Dan Newspaper, the school distributed it to 11 remote locations in difficult villages and included it in art classes for students to experience and cut and assemble models.

Lao students studying in Son La were also very excited to experience cutting and assembling models after learning about the history of Hanoi Flag Tower.

Teacher Dang Thanh Trung, art teacher at Ngoc Chien Primary School, informed: When the teachers guided and showed the clip on the projection screen after scanning the QR code on the publication "Hanoi Flag Tower", the students were very excited and focused on completing the model together. This is a very effective form of education, helping students remember for a long time, inspiring them to learn about history.

After creating a fever in the country, on October 8, in Vienna (Austria), the Dien Bien Phu Campaign Panorama supplement of Nhan Dan Newspaper was honored at the Sustainable Print Newspaper Innovation and Development Award in the category of Best Product for Young Readers.

The jury evaluated the uniqueness and creativity of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign panorama supplement as “an example of world-class print journalism innovation”.

A product "Hanoi Flagpole" was completed by students of Ngoc Chien Primary School, Muong La District.

As the whole country prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital, Nhan Dan Newspaper continues to launch a special edition of the printed newspaper, the special supplement “Cot Co Ha Noi”. This edition continues to help readers interact with the digital technology model using QR codes. Each QR code will provide expanded content and lead to other interesting projects in the ecosystem of Nhan Dan Newspaper.

Once again, Nhan Dan Newspaper continues to bring readers nationwide to “immerse” themselves in the historical moment when experiencing cutting and pasting the Hanoi Flag Tower model from the special publication of Nhan Dan Newspaper. When the model was gradually completed, everyone was happy. Readers of all ages not only experienced cutting and pasting the model but also nurtured their love for their homeland and country, about the important moment in the process of liberating and taking over the Capital in October 1954.

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